Gavin
@suavegav.bsky.social
Tech nerd. Sci-fi geek. Occasional DJ.
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Dean Cain now: “Don’t say Superman is an immigrant!”
Dean Cain then:
Dean Cain then:
July 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Dean Cain now: “Don’t say Superman is an immigrant!”
Dean Cain then:
Dean Cain then:
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I couldn’t give a flying fuck about the Mile High Club.
July 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I couldn’t give a flying fuck about the Mile High Club.
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Having finished his job of reducing wasteful government spending, Elon Musk now returns to his day job of blowing up rockets.
May 29, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Having finished his job of reducing wasteful government spending, Elon Musk now returns to his day job of blowing up rockets.
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Whole lot of people think X is "crappier Twitter because there's no moderation."
No. The algorithm is fundamentally different now. If you are not a paid account pushing right-wing propaganda, your reach is a tiny fraction of what it was. You're posting in a chatroom of your followers. Nothing more.
No. The algorithm is fundamentally different now. If you are not a paid account pushing right-wing propaganda, your reach is a tiny fraction of what it was. You're posting in a chatroom of your followers. Nothing more.
absolutely this
after a mass exodus from ex-Twitter, the only reason the platform hasn't died yet is because some people continue to give it credibility it no longer deserves
without those people X would be the same as Truth Social
after a mass exodus from ex-Twitter, the only reason the platform hasn't died yet is because some people continue to give it credibility it no longer deserves
without those people X would be the same as Truth Social
Notable accounts clinging to their following is part of the problem. When respected voices leave, it weakens the platform’s draw. Staying only props it up.
Leaving is a moral stance and I wish more people would act on theirs.
Leaving is a moral stance and I wish more people would act on theirs.
May 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Whole lot of people think X is "crappier Twitter because there's no moderation."
No. The algorithm is fundamentally different now. If you are not a paid account pushing right-wing propaganda, your reach is a tiny fraction of what it was. You're posting in a chatroom of your followers. Nothing more.
No. The algorithm is fundamentally different now. If you are not a paid account pushing right-wing propaganda, your reach is a tiny fraction of what it was. You're posting in a chatroom of your followers. Nothing more.
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If trans people have to do this then everyone has to do it, because there's no way to know if someone is trans just by looking, and apparently self-ID is a threat to civilisation.
Congratulations to those whose bigotry brought us here.
Congratulations to those whose bigotry brought us here.
Trans people could be forced to present passports to access toilets, under proposed EHRC guidance
Trans people could be forced to present passports to use toilets under EHRC guidance
Trans people could be forced to bring passports and gender recognition certificates into public toilets under proposed EHRC guidance.
www.thepinknews.com
May 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
If trans people have to do this then everyone has to do it, because there's no way to know if someone is trans just by looking, and apparently self-ID is a threat to civilisation.
Congratulations to those whose bigotry brought us here.
Congratulations to those whose bigotry brought us here.
"We will continue to meet the same food standards we have been meeting for the last 50 years but will agree not to diverge in order to cut nonsense red tape and save our most important export market"
Pissing off all the worst people is invariably a good sign.
May 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"We will continue to meet the same food standards we have been meeting for the last 50 years but will agree not to diverge in order to cut nonsense red tape and save our most important export market"
Nobody and their dog even knew what a f***ing customs union was before the vote.
I'm pretty sure they still don't know 10 years later.
I'm pretty sure they still don't know 10 years later.
Left: Laura Kuenssberg says Labour can't take us into a Customs Union because they don't have a mandate for it
Right: Brexiter Daniel Hannan saying that the UK would not leave the EU Single Market before the vote, then after the vote, he was rewarded for his lies with a seat in the House of Lords
Right: Brexiter Daniel Hannan saying that the UK would not leave the EU Single Market before the vote, then after the vote, he was rewarded for his lies with a seat in the House of Lords
May 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Nobody and their dog even knew what a f***ing customs union was before the vote.
I'm pretty sure they still don't know 10 years later.
I'm pretty sure they still don't know 10 years later.
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Trump Says He Won’t Rule Out Third Reich
March 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trump Says He Won’t Rule Out Third Reich
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"Europe is often presented as this massive bureaucracy that created all these rules. Actually, it does the reverse. It has harmonised the rules of 27 countries. And that makes trade easier, provides for economic growth, gives people lower prices and higher living standards." ~AA
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar thinks there is an opportunity for much smoother trade in goods between the UK and the EU. The key is close regulatory alignment.
"Politicians always set red lines, but to achieve agreement some of those lines tend to become a drak pink." ~AA
"Politicians always set red lines, but to achieve agreement some of those lines tend to become a drak pink." ~AA
February 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"Europe is often presented as this massive bureaucracy that created all these rules. Actually, it does the reverse. It has harmonised the rules of 27 countries. And that makes trade easier, provides for economic growth, gives people lower prices and higher living standards." ~AA
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hey quick question does Goliath win in that story
February 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
hey quick question does Goliath win in that story
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Trump is a thug, a bully and a gangster. This is what statesmanship looks like: doing what's necessary to protect your country's interests, but keeping open the hand of friendship and hoping for a day when the US will return to its senses.
Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Trump is a thug, a bully and a gangster. This is what statesmanship looks like: doing what's necessary to protect your country's interests, but keeping open the hand of friendship and hoping for a day when the US will return to its senses.
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This is excellent, as usual
January 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is excellent, as usual
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January 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Do you know what day Christmas bins is?
December 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Do you know what day Christmas bins is?
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Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
December 1, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
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Cartoons with Trainspotting quotes
November 24, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Cartoons with Trainspotting quotes
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BS growing at 285k per day since it crossed 22m at 1am last night. But current speed has picked up to >4 per second again, which is >346k per day.
November 24, 2024 at 2:26 PM
BS growing at 285k per day since it crossed 22m at 1am last night. But current speed has picked up to >4 per second again, which is >346k per day.
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
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Name a more iconic character than Godot. I’ll wait.
August 17, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Name a more iconic character than Godot. I’ll wait.
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Oh hello Britain 😳
That blue line is activity in the UK spiking past all of the other countries on Bluesky right now.
Welcome, and invite a friend to join us! bsky.app/download
That blue line is activity in the UK spiking past all of the other countries on Bluesky right now.
Welcome, and invite a friend to join us! bsky.app/download
August 14, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Oh hello Britain 😳
That blue line is activity in the UK spiking past all of the other countries on Bluesky right now.
Welcome, and invite a friend to join us! bsky.app/download
That blue line is activity in the UK spiking past all of the other countries on Bluesky right now.
Welcome, and invite a friend to join us! bsky.app/download